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00:00We are only a few days away from the trade deadline.
00:24If they win five games in a row, then it might alter the plan.
00:27To me, everything that they're going to decide between now and March 7th has to do with
00:31that culture.
00:32What does Jake Evans mean to their culture?
00:34What does David Savard mean to their culture?
00:36What does winning mean to their culture?
00:37It's been a funny season.
00:39It's been a very up and down, but we're not going to make an emotional decision here.
00:44We're almost 60 games in at the season.
00:46I think there's like a flurry of teams trying to figure out what the market's going to look
00:51like and then the buyers sit back and wait.
00:53Then the moves will start to happen.
00:57That's definitely stressful.
00:59It gets to a point where every day you're waking up like, is today the day?
01:02You know, where are we going to be?
01:03When is it going to happen?
01:05And really the not knowing, I think, is the worst part.
01:07Now, let's kind of see what they really have in their stomach.
01:10At a moment when your season is kind of teetering a little bit, this game is a pretty important
01:14one.
01:15If we're gonna win this match, we'll win that match, it's going to be a tough one.
01:22That's what we're gonna win.
01:24After all, let's kind of see what they really have in their stomach.
01:26At a moment when your season is kind of teetering a little bit, this game is a pretty important
01:30one.
01:31If we win this match at home against the Sharks, it's going to be a tough one because we want to prove quickly that we are able to get back to the class.
01:38To prove things to the organization, to avoid changing too much, to prove that this group is able to create something, maybe going further this year.
01:47If we want to be serious in our strategy, it's a match we can't win.
02:01Montreal win the face-off.
02:10Dvorak will change for Cole Caulfield.
02:13Back out, Stella Brandi's shot, that's blocked by Suzuki.
02:17Here is Caulfield.
02:19We always try to tell the players that they're going to tell us what we're going to do with the trade deadline.
02:24And he'll turn back to the neutral zone.
02:28And the Canadians are going to change.
02:30The Sharks had four players on the ice.
02:34If we're winning games and we're in the mix, then maybe we're not going to be as active trading people away if we have chances to be competitive down the stretch.
02:53Concentrating on what's going to be out there, the market, trying to figure out who's going to be here going forward.
02:58This is the place with a fire.
03:02And the end!
03:04That was picture perfect from Cole Caulfield.
03:08I think back, it's hard to think of a team that had such a poor start that we did.
03:18You know, you're starting to think about the draft in November, right?
03:22Yeah?
03:24Wow.
03:25Oh, my gosh!
03:26Oof!
03:28I think that Marty and the leaders on the team, I think, were able to rally the troops and get us here to this point.
03:36The Montreal Canadiens, hockey's most iconic franchise, 24 Stanley Cups and millions of fans waiting for their return to glory in this new season of the rebuild.
03:58There's Caulfield, your own team winner tonight, 4-3 in the final for Montreal.
04:12It wasn't easy, it was to catch it.
04:15But the Canadiens came to win the third victory in many matches after the break of the Four Nations Tournament.
04:22I don't think the group lacks any beliefs. And I think we've shown that. I think we've been pretty competitive. We compete. You know, yeah, we're not perfect. We're still a very young team, but I think the belief has always been there.
04:42The Four Nations Cup has given the players a chance to catch their breath. Now, refocused, the teams gaining momentum and even thinking playoffs.
05:00Trade deadline. A key date on the calendar. Will the team move assets? Or, this year, do they add pieces looking to make a push?
05:10The question has everyone wondering, even Martin St-Louis's dad.
05:17At this date, it's rare that you change guys for another guy. It's not for fishing, but what they're going to do at the club, you know, what's the choice of fishing you're going to have?
05:26It's not the first fishing, it's the two, three, or the fourth.
05:31It's good, it's good, it's good.
05:33Yes, yes.
05:35It's the next thing that I can control.
05:38I can control what I can and coach this team.
05:43I believe in our coaches who will make their job.
05:48Do you think you like coaching even more than what you would imagine?
05:53You think you're going to coach?
05:55Yes.
05:56You don't want to catch that?
05:58Yes, yes, yes, he's in it.
06:01He's in it 100%.
06:04I'm a little bit surprised.
06:08I didn't see Martin coaching.
06:11He was in his retraite.
06:13He coached at his young age,
06:15but I didn't think that one day
06:18he coached in the national league.
06:20It's true that it's my heart.
06:23What I also impressed with the press conferences,
06:27I think it's really good.
06:29In French and English,
06:32so I think that...
06:34I'd say that the press conferences
06:36are more long since he was there than before.
06:39Before, it was more expensive than that,
06:41the Canadian conferences.
06:43I'm going to be raccourced.
06:45I'm going to be informed.
06:48I'm going to push.
06:49I'm not going to push.
06:50I'm not going to push.
06:51I'm not going to push.
06:52I'm not going to push.
06:57Where's your eyes?
07:00Eyes on the puck, Jake.
07:07Two more.
07:09Faceoffs.
07:10A critical, head-to-head battle
07:12that happens around 50 times a game.
07:15Winning gives you the puck
07:16and the advantage.
07:17The Habs rank 14th in the league
07:20at about 50%.
07:21It's okay,
07:22but the coaches push
07:24to make it even higher.
07:26That's good.
07:27That's good.
07:28That's good.
07:29That's good.
07:30That's fucking help his percentage.
07:31Hey, Barry.
07:32How we doing?
07:45here we go that's good that's good that's what can help his percentage
07:53hey barry how we doing what would you look for uh yeah i'm always open to ideas i think
08:07you know if we're just looking internally we're just gonna let you know see how things transpire
08:13here over the next few weeks in terms of the team and where we are as we get closer to the deadline
08:18okay um that's depending what happens here as we progress if if you haven't moved them before
08:26that is somebody that we could follow up on just give me a shout if things change i'm i'm uh
08:33obviously if i can move them i'm gonna move them okay you got it thanks barry bye
08:38jeff gorton and kent hughes explore their options cautiously the team's pulled to within two points
08:46of a playoff spot and the bosses know chemistry is a big reason why the guys in the room are learning
08:53to win on the ice together i do believe inside that room the players uh they get sick of losing
08:59and they they started getting uh you know having harder harder meetings with each other about how
09:04we're gonna fix this so you want to keep playing well the team keeps playing well and we're in the
09:10mix and we look like we're our team's gonna be able to stay stable and continue to win and push for
09:16that then you know we'll we'll see if we can help them but again nothing we're not gonna do anything
09:22that's gonna hurt our plan going forward if we stop uh we make trades at the deadline and do rentals
09:26and your show's over yeah my boss oh jeff molson's gone i'll call him back i'll tell him that it's
09:36craved he'll know it's really important
09:38this year the Canadian goal was to take information on the group it's to know where we can go with
09:46this group we have answers we have positive answers for some more negative answers for others
09:50and around who i can build because from the next season we hope to take another turn there will
09:57be players with contracts will be finished there is where we have to pick up cases and say this guy
10:02ah but the rumor mill keeps turning
10:12je pense que jake evans va être changé je pense que joe armia va être changé it's really going to be a case
10:20of ken hughes sticking to his price
10:22les quatre agents libres en devenir
10:30and there's a real buzz around the team's third line center his name keeps popping up in the media
10:40he's got a lot to offer a new team and could be on the move soon
10:44do you know who's the forward who's playing the most minutes on the pk in the nhl
10:49i could not even tell you it's me nice i like pk that's cool jake has been the leader in that
11:00department certainly among our forward killers and uh and it's filtered into the rest of his game
11:05so he's had a heck of a season and he's a great teammate great member of the montreal canadians for us
11:11jake evans comprend son rôle comprend ce qu'il doit apporter cette équipe-là et le fait d'une façon
11:18très très très efficace si jake evans devient disponible à la date limite des transactions
11:22il va y avoir des appels parce que on sait ce que jake evans est capable d'apporter
11:27d'apporter
11:30all right you're meeting the agent and jake today yep all right we got a compromise here
11:35to get to a term so we're looking at two uh scenarios with the use of deferral i mean
11:43in each case in each of the four years we're going to defer a million dollars
11:48does the agent have any appetite for the deferral well he suggested
11:52that deferral may be a mechanism to bridge the gap right and if we were to do this
12:00we're getting a cap hit of right around where we want
12:05despite the trade talk management love evans in fact they're prepping to make him an offer this
12:11morning but negotiations are very complicated and it's not always just about the money jake what does
12:19mean to you to be a lover it's been an honor it's um such a fun place to to play such a great place
12:26to live and um i've just really enjoyed it it's it's truly an honor it's um so much tradition here
12:33um so many great players that have that worn this jersey with pride and jake evans what's that the
12:42last game jake evans played in the montreal canadian uniform it certainly sounds like it's going to be
12:46um going in that direction so if i'm evans i really love montreal yeah i'm probably having some nights
12:56where i'm saying okay i i want to sign a contract and i want to sign it fast but if it's not going
13:00to be here it's going to be somewhere else i think maybe i was driving the play a bit more and kind of
13:23trusting my feet off the rush to hold on to the puck a bit more and i think a lot of the chances kind of
13:27came from that with the break behind him alex newhook's game is rolling right now he won a cup
13:33with colorado in 2022 but he's hungry to win here hoisting lord stanley again is always on his mind
13:42i didn't mean for this picture to be like out and like showing it off but i should have turned it over
13:48it was the first time the cup was in st john's when i held up the cup there on the stage and everyone
13:56was kind of packed in there at the end of the parade you know i have that feeling it's it's
14:01definitely everything you dream of so to have it and know how it feels makes you want it maybe even
14:06more you know to get back there and get that again let's do it the break comes at a good time where
14:15you have you know 25 games left or whatever you know it's going to be a push especially for us
14:19coming back like we know these games are so important coming up all right jake's right here
14:25hey guys ready to go ready to go yeah nice how was the bahamas it was good we lucked out with the
14:32weather it was like yeah 26 degrees yeah i think it was the same day every day we had a really nice
14:37loungy time yeah that's perfect so we're heading to the casino in montreal for a fundraiser i'm not
14:44exactly sure what it's for i think it's for susie's foundation isn't it no it's not let's redo this
14:53okay so newly it's the casino night fundraiser benefiting montreal canadians children's foundation
14:59okay all right we're gonna play some games we're gonna chat with people that are there
15:04eat some food and should be a good time that's really it and yeah it's nice you've done this
15:12before newy yeah okay thanks for driving yeah thanks jake you're the man
15:20oh man so you're the new uh song guy now i've been living waiting for it
15:28how much uh longer do you want me to hold on
15:38hopefully they catch you with the soundbar on the red carpet that'd be nice
15:41what's up everybody i was carrying some some audio what's up i'm actually working for great
15:52the girls don't really get to you know get all dressed up and everything and uh you know they
15:57have fun doing that and like an event like this is like really high-end and last year was a big
16:02success and hopefully this one's a little bit bigger too first caviar should you do it
16:07it's good yeah newy says it's good so so you see you got it man
16:27that was our first year last year and i had guys asking me if we were going to do it again so
16:31you know that's a good sign i see guys already having fun and you know dealing and playing
16:37games we got guys that like to gamble so uh you know it's a good cause the one said he's supposed
16:44to have good hands hey 22 card we kind of ran out of gas there near the end before the break so
16:55i think guys are excited to get back get back on the ice with each other uh it was a nice break but
17:00you know definitely feeling a little hungry to get back on the ice and then playing games
17:07the canadians are just one point out of a playoff spot out of a wild card spot it's unbelievable the
17:14canadians have 21 games left their next game the canadians are going to be in edmonton on thursday
17:21night the night before the nhl trade deadline it's obviously not going to be easy
17:26is that somebody's coffee somebody's coffee here
17:53what are we gonna say they called and said and at first for
18:01and i said nah so listen it's a summertime trade for us unless you fucking blow my socks off and he
18:09was well why don't you blow your socks off and tell me what that looks like
18:13it's less than 24 hours to trade deadline teams are pressing hard to upgrade and the haves are in
18:25the thick of it i like both of them he's a skater yeah much better than he's left or right shot right
18:36shot i think that's a question a lot of fans were having with the recent winnings would that adjust
18:41management's approach to today very offensive really good skill not much compete level from what i see not
18:50very involved i don't feel like he likes or even wants to defend that much i think the centering
18:58um positions right now are kind of all over the place so if that is a need here for the canadians
19:03maybe there's phone calls i i'm not sure prices go up the market may not be quite the same next year
19:09with this then he's not trading to us i doubt it but it's always fun to ask
19:21security uh moncho canadian staff okay come on in thank you
19:29we're in edmonton there is a game underway so the equipment staff have got to wait until the
19:34visitor's room is cleared out before they can set it up it all happens so fast
19:39we arrived with the camion this afternoon we have marked the stock of the camion
19:44the camion is quite full of joy
19:48a mini show rock with the roadies
19:52that's it it's us
19:53and this situation that we do this evening it doesn't happen often we arrive in the day
20:03before the match in the afternoon there nothing happens but the problem is that we have
20:07some things that are wet from the practice of today so it's really hard to catch and catch
20:15the year on the road it's still pretty long so it's always the same players
20:19to see one side of the other like martin
20:41you know the fact that this is the limit of the chamber that changes something?
20:44Yeah, you're good to go, man.
21:14Back in Broussard, Caden Gooley struggles with a bad injury.
21:23And the feelings of what he misses most.
21:28I think just helping the guys, just being on the ice with the guys, it sucks.
21:33It's just a fluke injury.
21:38You know, I've fallen before in my life, but not really like that and just the way that
21:47my legs kind of came together and hit the boards.
21:50The defenseman Caden Gooley sustained a lacerated quadricep muscle, which was surgically repaired.
21:56He was released from the hospital today and will be out indefinitely.
22:02I felt like I was playing some of my best hockey in my career, and it sucks, but I learned
22:11to deal with it.
22:12It's going by really good, a lot better than I expected, and the guys here are grinding
22:20me and kicking my ass, so they're doing a good job.
22:23So I was sweating on the table for about two hours today, so it was good, they're doing
22:29a good job.
22:30And I guess it's going to be hard to hold Alberta beef away from the team.
22:34Yeah.
22:35No, you can't.
22:36You can't.
22:37I live here.
22:38Should have a bed here.
22:41Just as Caden gets off the practice ice, Kent Hughes is waiting for him, looking to pick
22:45his brain about another player.
22:47It's a fact-fighting mission, as the team eyes ways to improve.
22:52Goulds, talk to me about...
22:55I like his game.
22:57He could, like, he's good both sides too.
23:00He doesn't tire, right?
23:01He's a horse.
23:02And he doesn't work out much?
23:03Oh, he doesn't work out much?
23:04I'm asking.
23:05I think he does.
23:06I think so.
23:07I mean, he's strong.
23:09He's really strong.
23:11He was always good offensively.
23:13He's smart.
23:14He made good plays.
23:15It's almost a point of game in...
23:17Yeah.
23:18Like, he's good offensively.
23:19Strong?
23:20Strong, yeah.
23:21Like, what kind of strong?
23:22Like, what is he?
23:23Like, 5'11"?
23:24Like, he's probably, like, 185, 190.
23:27I'm pretty comfortable in our assessment of our own players, because every team is ideal
23:36for one particular player and less than ideal for another, in terms of usage.
23:40Okay.
23:41See what I can do?
23:42All right.
23:43Thanks.
23:44Yeah.
23:45So, the more information that you have, the better off you are in terms of making decisions,
23:51because otherwise, we all just make decisions with the same information as the other 31 teams.
23:57What are you doing?
23:58Good.
23:59You guys back in the Rantanen race here?
24:01I hear, uh...
24:02You're not in it?
24:04They're on a four-game Western road trip.
24:14They say these are trips that make you or break you.
24:18You unify as a team, and you go on to do amazing things the rest of the way, or it just breaks you.
24:26There's somebody.
24:27Like, our security.
24:28Happens sometimes.
24:29Happens sometimes, we get...
24:33Okay.
24:34I'm sorry.
24:35I'm sorry.
24:36I'm sorry.
24:37I'm sorry.
24:38I'm sorry.
24:39I'm sorry.
24:40I'm sorry.
24:41I'm sorry.
24:42I'm sorry.
24:43Yeah, Tom.
24:44I'm sorry.
24:45Never mind not at all, but sometimes we get...
24:47Yes.
24:48I'm sorry.
24:49I'm sorry.
24:50No, he'll have to go home.
24:51No, he's fine.
24:52I do have to go.
24:53Thank you very welcome.
24:54No.
24:55No.
24:56Time is ticking down, 3 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow.
25:00That is the trade deadline.
25:01We'll see if General Manager Kent Hughes has any more tricks up his sleeves,
25:04but he's got to be happy as he locked up a big piece.
25:08The Canadians have to be really happy with this contract with Jake Evans.
25:11It's a four-year extension, $2.85 million cap hit for those four years.
25:17Well, you are now a friend of the show.
25:19Friend of the show.
25:20I worked for the show on Casino Night, too.
25:23Driver and carrying it in.
25:25Am I doing this?
25:26Yeah.
25:29It honestly happened pretty quick the last couple days,
25:32and my wife and I were just like, let's do it.
25:35We're done with all this stress, and we can unpack what we just packed.
25:39So it was good.
25:41Just a lot of relief, honestly.
25:44It's about stability for my wife and I.
25:47It's about being happy, obviously together,
25:50but in a place that we like and with people that we like.
25:53So I don't care that people don't want to say that I left money on the table,
25:59because I won't even know, because nothing ever came about.
26:01You know, I could get hurt one day, and I could all be gone,
26:10or I could go to a team, and they might not like me,
26:13and things could have ended poorly, and I would lose a ton of value, too.
26:16So I'm not going to have any regrets, and I'm totally happy with my decision.
26:22Did you call your dad?
26:24I called him yesterday morning, because it was basically done already.
26:28So my dad and my mom, they're both obviously so excited for me.
26:34I mean, it was my brother's birthday yesterday, so I kind of ruined his birthday,
26:38but I took the fame from him, but I'll make it up to him.
26:42Jake, you're in it, for sure.
27:12He's played unbelievable this season.
27:16Kent and, of course, you know, they've got to do their thing,
27:20and I think Jake made it pretty tough on them to let him go.
27:23It's true, it's great for us.
27:25Jake plays a great role.
27:27It's not always easy decisions for the player or for Kent.
27:32I think Kent has shown us that the guys work, we're there,
27:38and I think it's a boost for us, that's true.
27:40You play well, but then...
27:42In the end, there's also a practice arena in the Hallers arena,
27:47and it's really far away, and it's a good little race.
27:50So once the game is finished, I had an equipment, Frank,
27:54and he had a charlotte with a chair, and I asked him if he wanted to get on it.
27:57So I said, well, it's not too far away.
27:58So he went up to the room, and I gave him five stars for the lift, Uber.
28:02The Montreal Canadiens back out on the road.
28:11They start a four-game Western Conference road swing tonight in Alberta.
28:16Welcome to Edmonton as the Montreal Canadiens wrap up the season series
28:20against the Edmonton Oilers.
28:22Balls game, I swear, pull on you, come on!
28:23This trip's always a tough one.
28:30Everyone needs to chip in.
28:31Everyone needs to bring everything they got,
28:33and I think if we do that, we're giving ourselves a good chance.
28:38Now with Jake Evans off the market, what next for Montreal?
28:41Well, I think a lot of people are starting to clamor for the Canadians
28:43to get some help for this team to make this final push into the playoffs.
28:47I think we might be watching the Canadians' rentals playing right now.
28:51Their names are Yoel Armia, Christian Dvorak, and David Savard.
28:55The Canadians are getting calls on each of those guys.
28:57When you play together, as long as these guys have,
29:01and you build your way up through the rebuild,
29:04you become really attached to those guys around you,
29:06and I think that's why this team has been more successful this year.
29:10They continue to mature because the guys are playing for one another,
29:13and when you start trading away those guys,
29:15it messes with the chemistry, and it's a difficult thing.
29:20It's not tangible, right?
29:21You can't feel it. You can't see it.
29:23It's just something that exists.
29:27You've got to be sharp on the draw, boys.
29:29We're far from game.
29:31They fucking thrive going away from the bench on transition
29:36if we're changing, okay?
29:38They thrive, so we have to fucking change surgically.
29:40Marty St-Louis, he has not stopped with the way that he wants to set up his team.
29:45Structurally, and the team is bought in.
29:47If they kick it out, we're going to go play five-on-five now.
29:50They're believing in everything that they do
29:52and everything that they move on the ice,
29:54and they're working as a unit.
29:55We're going to fucking man up.
29:57The closest guy to McDavid, you fucking stay with him.
29:59Closest guy to Dreisaitl, you stay with him, okay?
30:02And lastly, it's discipline.
30:03Not just discipline staying out of the box.
30:05It's a huge part of the game.
30:07But it's discipline on how we play.
30:08It's discipline right off the fucking face-off.
30:11If you're not sure, ask questions, okay?
30:13Because it's going to be too late.
30:14All right, let's go.
30:22It's pretty cool there, Billy!
30:24Pretty cool!
30:25Come on, White! Come on, White!
30:27Being in the position we are in right now
30:29and seeing the identity that the group is playing with
30:32is very encouraging.
30:34They're all tough games,
30:35but now that we go into each and every game
30:38knowing that we can win...
30:40Win the draw, win the game, boys!
30:51Hey! Hey!
30:52Here they come.
30:55Max Tone with a shot.
30:56And a nice save made.
30:58This is Sam Latubo.
31:00Let's go!
31:00Here goes Perry!
31:03Scores!
31:06I think it's got to be careful
31:08how we start the match.
31:10It's not at the end of the season
31:11to be able to get back to the back of the game.
31:13Especially when you play the teams,
31:16everyone needs points right now.
31:18They're swarming so hard right now.
31:21We've gotten in a bunch
31:22and then we can't get anything out.
31:25It's not quite the start
31:27Marty St. Louis had in mind.
31:29Flip that!
31:30Flip that!
31:32There's going to be another penalty here
31:33on Montreal with 43 seconds left in the...
31:36That's penalty number two,
31:38proving there's a fine line
31:39between sticking with your man
31:40and getting called.
31:42And when that challenge arises,
31:44Jake Evans is the man for the job.
31:46I wasn't even penalty-killer juniors.
31:52And then when I went to college,
31:54I was kind of the low man
31:55on the totem pole
31:56and in the rankings.
31:57And you have to find a way
31:58I've learned quick
31:59is to get on the ice.
32:01And, you know,
32:02if a team wants you to try
32:03to penalty-kill,
32:04you've got to take that
32:05and run with it.
32:05A little give-and-go
32:06between the two of them from here.
32:07Yeah, I'm going to be tight low.
32:08No, you stay high on Bouchard.
32:10Okay, okay.
32:11Once you get to the NHL,
32:12it's obviously another skill jump
32:15and you're probably not playing power play,
32:16in my, you know,
32:18where I'm at.
32:18And, again,
32:19you want to be out there.
32:20You want to prove your value.
32:21So that's something
32:22I've taken a lot of pride in
32:23and tried to be really good at.
32:27As Jake Evans goes to work,
32:28winning the face-off.
32:34Now over to McDavid.
32:35His shot is blocked
32:36by David Savard
32:37and McDavid's good and clear.
32:41If you want to know
32:42why David Savard
32:42is a coveted player
32:43down the trade deadline,
32:45just watch that penalty kill.
32:47The penalty's killed
32:48and Habs look to build
32:50on that momentum.
32:51Come on, Paul, baby.
32:53Come on!
32:53Yeah!
32:55Let's go!
32:56Come on!
32:58Big kill
32:59for the Montreal Canadiens
33:01and Cole Caulfield
33:02storms right back
33:03the other way
33:04and ties the game at one.
33:08I think we have our chances.
33:10So far,
33:11the game is doing really well.
33:13You know,
33:13the team is gelling together.
33:15They're playing the right way.
33:16I think we can do it.
33:17Good job.
33:23Great change, boy.
33:30It's just a dream.
33:31I just love being in hockey.
33:33If we're in the playoffs,
33:34I'm coming to Montreal, baby.
33:36Lane Hudson,
33:37Gallup's out to center.
33:40Down the wing,
33:41center,
33:41shot,
33:42they score!
33:45Nice fucking pass.
33:46Good play.
33:47Good shot.
33:47The Habs climbed back
33:51for the second time tonight.
33:54And now,
33:55overtime.
34:04It's been three years
34:05since they've won here.
34:09Ozone face-off
34:10from Montreal.
34:11They win.
34:11Here's Hudson with control.
34:13Caulfield around
34:14into the slot.
34:16That's so much
34:17winner.
34:17The Oilers back
34:19the other way.
34:21McDavid in the slot.
34:22Pass is over.
34:23Shot,
34:23they score!
34:24close call tonight
34:32for Montreal.
34:33But in the end,
34:33they fall short
34:34to Connor McDavid
34:35and the Edmonton Oilers
34:373-2 the final tonight.
34:38We say farewell
34:39from Edmonton.
34:40It's a cliche.
34:41It's a cliche to say
34:43that every match
34:44is more and more important.
34:46But when you look at
34:47all the other teams
34:48who have a battle
34:49for the playoffs
34:50in the finals,
34:52they win too.
34:54So we don't have time
34:55to lose.
34:56I don't think it was
35:00one of those ones
35:01where it's kind of
35:01take it back
35:02and see if something's there,
35:04take it back again.
35:05So it makes for exciting hockey.
35:08I feel like we had
35:08a lot of chances
35:09to win it ourselves.
35:11And it's frustrating
35:12to not come out
35:13with a win.
35:14You know,
35:16now we're at a point
35:16where we're one point out
35:18and playing some meaningful games.
35:19And that's,
35:20you know,
35:21the last few years
35:21we didn't have
35:22that opportunity.
35:23So it's been,
35:24I think guys are valuing
35:25that a lot more.
35:27We have still,
35:27I think,
35:2720 games left.
35:28So there's still
35:29a lot of hockey to play.
35:30And, you know,
35:30we showed in the past
35:31couple of games
35:32that if we play our brand,
35:33our type of hockey
35:34and everybody plays
35:35and compete for 60,
35:36we can play with every team.
35:37Thanks for your time.
35:41They're in that mix.
35:42And so it's March.
35:43They want to play
35:44meaningful games in March.
35:45They're playing
35:45meaningful games in March.
35:47Everything they hope
35:49to do this season,
35:50they are doing.
35:51Does that change
35:52meaningfully
35:54the way Ken Hughes
35:55and Jeff Gordon
35:55will look at the market
35:56between now and Friday?
36:05At the tone,
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36:13Peter?
36:15Kent Hughes calling
36:169.30 on Friday.
36:19If you could,
36:20please give me a call
36:21and you get a moment.
36:23We're all in agreement.
36:24Like, we're not...
36:25It doesn't make any sense
36:26for us to be giving up
36:27a second round pick.
36:28At this time,
36:29when they're at one point,
36:31you know,
36:31in that market,
36:32where they're holding
36:33on to hope.
36:34I don't know.
36:35I mean, Google's heard.
36:36Like, it's hard.
36:37Like, who's going to play
36:38a little bit of a minute,
36:39right?
36:48I'm with Craig.
36:49You got...
36:50What's up, dude?
36:55As of this season,
36:56Boston and Toronto
36:57both made the playoffs
36:58eight consecutive years.
36:59I thought it was just fun
37:09to follow the whole thing.
37:11Just exciting to see
37:12what all the teams
37:14are doing
37:14at the...
37:16this morning, especially.
37:18Anyone can get traded
37:18at any time,
37:19but, I mean,
37:20if you get traded,
37:21out of the blue,
37:22there's nothing,
37:23you're not really
37:23thinking about it
37:24or anything, you know?
37:25You get a call
37:25and you're trading.
37:27Dude, they're hammering you
37:29out of the car.
37:29Yeah, I mean...
37:30Yeah, I've been trading twice.
37:32I mean, he wasn't...
37:33he wasn't getting traded.
37:34So, uh...
37:35It's more focused
37:36on some players, for sure.
37:38I mean, obviously,
37:39there was the names
37:40around the locker room.
37:41You know, it's the trade rumors
37:42and everything.
37:43Like, you're only human.
37:44You can hear them
37:45and, you know,
37:46experience them.
37:47So, I think that's definitely
37:48where, like,
37:48the pressure lies
37:49is on those guys.
37:50It's not much you can do
37:52other than else
37:53to just play hockey, I guess.
37:55I'm not going to do it.
37:58There are some people
37:59who think that Savard
38:00will be changed.
38:01I mean, in any case,
38:02I'm changing David Savard
38:03and I regret it,
38:05but you need to have
38:06a good deal
38:07because you're going to
38:08look for David.
38:09I mean, David,
38:09you're a nerd.
38:10You're a nerd.
38:11You never know
38:11what's going on.
38:13It's decisions
38:13that are out of control
38:15as a player.
38:17I was told
38:17if it was possible
38:18to stay here,
38:19it's what I wanted.
38:20I wanted to finish
38:20the year here
38:22with the guys
38:23and try to get
38:24into the series
38:24and experiment
38:25a little bit
38:25in Montreal.
38:28If you ever
38:28wait a little
38:30and you have
38:30your phone
38:31close to you
38:32or something happens.
38:34David Savard,
38:35a stay-at-home defender,
38:36right shot.
38:37That's on the top
38:38of everyone's lift
38:39who's making
38:39a run for the cup, right?
38:41What's that saying?
38:42Defense wins championships.
38:43So you have to think
38:44these cup-contending teams
38:45are likely calling
38:46about him
38:46because he fits
38:47that bill,
38:48a depth defender
38:49like a logman,
38:49it's blocked shots,
38:50play a hard and heavy game
38:51and he's got that right shot.
38:53So I think
38:53when you look
38:54at David Savard,
38:54he'll always be
38:55that diamond,
38:56I think,
38:56for teams.
38:57I already talked
38:58to Savi.
38:58He knows the routine.
38:59We could trade him today.
39:00Martin Saint-Louis
39:07decides to program
39:08a training training
39:09at Saddle Dome
39:11while the players
39:13are accompanied
39:14by the rumors
39:15of transactions
39:15and the possibilities
39:16that one or the other
39:17can exchange.
39:20The idea of Martin Saint-Louis
39:22is to say
39:22we're going to live
39:23this moment-time
39:24in team.
39:25In fact,
39:25everyone angrily
39:26each side,
39:28we're going to
39:29and we're on the ground.
39:30We're on the ground
39:31and the time
39:32is going to pass
39:33in this way.
39:37I guess there's
39:38in theory
39:39two second-line centers
39:41that were traded
39:41for each other.
39:43But other than that,
39:45there was a market
39:46where people thought
39:48they were tenders.
39:50So we're done.
39:51Yeah.
39:52Did we talk to Marty?
39:53No, it's on the ice.
39:54They're on right now?
39:55Yeah.
39:55No, it's on the ice.
39:58And as soon as we see players jump on the ice,
40:02we understand that they haven't been changed.
40:05And from the moment that we're good,
40:07we're talking about everyone,
40:08we're saying that there's no exchange.
40:11I'm sure Martin also spoke with Ken and Jeff
40:14and he didn't want to do something in the last minute.
40:18So I just wanted to say that there were some guys who were staying,
40:21and we heard our names a little bit on the road,
40:24and things like that.
40:25But I think we were all happy to be able to stay in Montreal.
40:34Today, in a sense, we rewarded them for their effort.
40:39We came in with an objective of being in the mix.
40:42At the start of the season, I think we met that objective.
40:46Most fans know that the rebuild isn't something
40:49that's going to happen overnight.
40:50And listen, we're happy where we are,
40:54but we're not satisfied.
40:57I think it's interesting to see how Ken Hughes
41:00listened to his players, listened to the message of his players.
41:02And finally, is it going to be a success?
41:05The future will tell us.
41:06But it's still showing a change in the way of Ken Hughes.
41:12Those players who didn't want to be traded,
41:15let's see them step up now.
41:16Let's see them show their appreciation
41:18for continuing to beat Montreal Canadiens until the end of the season,
41:20and hopefully get a big game from them,
41:22going into the game versus Calgary.
41:24The Flames have things in common with the Canadians.
41:28They're both fighting for a playoff spot,
41:30and the Flames also have a rookie of the year candidate
41:34on their roster.
41:35But the Canadians have their own candidate.
41:38The Flames have things in common with the Canadians.
41:41They're both fighting for a playoff spot,
41:43and the Flames also have a rookie of the year candidate
41:47on their roster.
41:48But the Canadians have their own candidate.
41:51And never mind just on the ice,
41:53he's making his presence felt in the locker room.
41:56Came to me yesterday and asked me,
41:59does that mean I lose the ring?
42:01I said, what, you want it?
42:03He said, yeah.
42:04I fucking love it!
42:12Same fucking desperation, let's fucking play hungry.
42:15We got fucking diva!
42:19I just knew this guy was going to be special.
42:22How dynamic he is, and how much he loves the game.
42:26He's got such great passion for the game,
42:28and a lot of swagger about him.
42:32Obviously, he's a very special player,
42:34and he still surprises us every day.
42:52That's it!
42:53Good match!
42:54Good match!
42:55Good match!
42:56Good match!
42:57Good match!
42:58Good match!
42:59Look, the Habs are getting their chances,
43:02but every time, they're being stonewalled
43:18by the Flames goalie.
43:26Fuck me, no way we don't score.
43:28Let's get one.
43:30It's one of those games that's going to be a tight-knit game,
43:35two teams fighting to get into that wild card, too.
43:39And obviously, he had our number that night.
43:42You play your first game coming out of the trade deadline.
43:54You want to see if the guys are on a high.
43:56You want to see if they're going to respond.
43:57They not only lose, they don't score a goal.
44:00We're trying to focus on the process, not the results.
44:09What this season's about is what this group needs to prove
44:19to this organization.
44:21These players have to prove to Kent Hughes.
44:23These players have to prove to Jeff Gorton
44:25that they're the group that can get it done,
44:27and they have the final stretch to do it.
44:30The travel, the miles, the injuries.
44:33They were almost unempty.
44:35Whoever bet against me is going to lose all their money.
44:38Never bet against me.
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